The Downbeat: Donovan Mitchell Impresses

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Everybody’s favorite bit of news this week is the emergence of Donovan Mitchell. He has truly taken the Summer League by storm. Even ESPN.com noticed when Donovan shut down Jason Tatum in the Jazz’ final game of the Salt Lake City Summer League:

Boston Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum was arguably the best player on the floor through the first two days of the Utah Pro Summer League in Salt Lake City.